fund managers

Financial planning

Production and industry consolidation likely

Standard & Poor’s survey reveals a funds management industry struggling with tough times and facing both product and industry consolidation....

Financial planning

Aviva suspends premiums for unemployed clients

Allows 12-month suspension of premium payments for retrenched clients in response to hard economic times....

Funds management

Emerging markets still popular

New Mercer research reveals fund flows into sustainable investing and emerging markets are continuing to grow despite the global downturn....

Editorial

Coming between clients and cash

A mere six months ago, the common wisdom among financial planners was that most clients would be best advised not cashing out their investments lest they miss the inevita...

Financial planning

Steering through the downturn

When it comes to fund manager performance in 2008-09, Amal Awad reports that the best-performing managers are those whose investment returns have plumbed lesser depths....

Financial planning

Underperformance not adequately punished

Competition between industry and retail funds not necessarily improving performance....

Financial planning

Ethical companies winners in past five years

Environmental, social and corporate governance concerns are a positive outcome of the crippling financial crisis and are forcing re-evaluation of risk....

Funds management

Downturn offers fund managers significant outperformance opportunities

Conditions in equity markets over the next few years will allow fund managers to outperform by a significant margin....

Financial planning

Meltdown takes heavy toll on financial planners

Australian financial planners have revealed the deep distress they are feeling as a result of the global financial crisis and the impact it is having on their clients....